Tag Archives: civic engagement
Holiday Cards for Hospitalized Children
During our December Pack Meetings, the University Scholars assembled over fifteen large fleece blankets to donate to Project Linus and the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter. We hope these will be of use to those experiencing the cold of our New England winters. While teams of Scholars put together the no-sew blankets, other Scholars worked on […]
Community-Based Research Service Projects
This year, in addition to offering Scholars the opportunity to fulfill their service obligation through direct service facilitated by the Civic Engagement Program, the Scholars Program is coordinating six new community-based research projects. Below you will find longer project descriptions. Scholars can either apply to do direct service or to do a Community-Based Research Project; […]
University Scholars Service Research Projects: The Food Project
Each year, University Scholars dedicate 100 hours to civic engagement activity. This year, Scholars, carried out four different research projects with community partners in the city of Boston. On April 16th, a number of individual students and our research groups presented the results of their year-long service to our community partners, as well as faculty […]
University Scholars Service Research Projects: The Justice League
Each year, University Scholars dedicate 100 hours to civic engagement activity. This experience is designed to help Scholars understand how they can best put their talents to use. We offer two terrific opportunities through which Scholars can fulfill their service obligations: Direct Service and participation in a University Community Service Project. Many Scholars choose to […]
The Yawkey Boys and Girls Club
Choosing to attend Northeastern University was no easy task for me as I had gotten numerous offers from excellent universities around the United States. Fortunately, however, I am extremely glad that I ultimately chose this university, as my experience thus far has been amazing. One activity in particular that has truly contributed to my […]